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dpibel

(3,903 posts)
6. You so desperately want...ummmm..."the US" to win this
Sat Mar 14, 2026, 08:28 PM
Saturday

So the Strait of Hormuz being closed as a result of the US/Israeli attack will just be blamed on Iran?

I guess all those other countries are too simple to understand cause and effect.

You honestly believe that disruption of the global economy represents no sort of leverage?

I compliment you on this bit of legerdemain:

So closing the Strait to harm the US?

Not really... it hurts the economy, globally... yes. But US oil companies actually make a killing with Hormuz closed.


That is a sensible statement so long as you believe that "the US" and "US oil companies" are synonyms.

But do carry on!

You've certainly proved prescient as to the utter inability of Iran to cause any further damage...

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